May 16 'Hamilton' creator says 'immigrants get the job done' in UPenn graduation speech By Associated Press Lin-Manuel Miranda says even as politics traffics in "anti-immigrant rhetoric," there is a musical "reminding us that a broke orphan immigrant from the West Indies built our financial system."… Continue reading
May 16 The poetry of simmering Chicago summers By Mary Jo Brooks Parneshia Jones is a child of the North and grandchild of the South, and her poetry reflects that duality. The smells, tastes and sounds of Mississippi and Louisiana mingle with the rhythms and realities of the northern industrial city she… Continue reading
May 14 This stargazing photographer wants to inspire an end to light pollution By Corinne Segal Most people alive today have never seen the Milky Way. That's a problem that Matt Dieterich, a night sky photographer, has spent his life working to fix. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 6:55 A dad learns to 'Love That Boy' when son diagnosed with Asperger's By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Watch 2:54 Concerts for Cats? Dances for dogs? Yes, it's come to this By PBS News Hour Humans tend to view animals as a source of entertainment, but anthropologist Laurel Braitman is more concerned with entertaining them. That’s why she started putting on music concerts for everything from wolves to miniature donkeys. The only rules: no people,… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 6:49 A modern retelling of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' By PBS News Hour Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” is one of the most celebrated novels in the English language, but time may have diluted its impact for modern audiences. Author Curtis Sittenfeld set out to update the classic work to 21st century Cincinnati… Continue watching
May 10 Opera Colorado sings about sin in 'The Scarlet Letter' By Brad Turner, Colorado Public Radio Hester Prynne is one of the great feminist characters in all of literature, says librettist David Mason: full of dignity and courage, in a story that is as relevant today as when it was written. Continue reading
May 09 Advice to poets: get out of the ivory tower By Mary Jo Brooks The very first thing Kim Stafford does every morning is write. "It's a way to settle your accounts. If you're angry, if you regret something, put it down on a page. Sometimes it's a poem. Sometimes it's a consideration. But… Continue reading
May 08 How Broadway sensation 'Hamilton' is inspiring NYC students By Michael D. Regan The biggest show on Broadway is now a lesson in life and art for thousands of New York City students. Continue reading
May 08 New York City high school students pose questions to cast of 'Hamilton' By PBS News Hour What would you ask the cast of "Hamilton"?… Continue reading